Governor Edwards says the state continues to flatten the curve but warns life is unlikely to go back to normal anytime in the next few months.
Federal projections show a steep drop-off in expected COVID deaths in Louisiana relative to projections at the start of the month, but that would require the state to extend the stay at home order.
“Those models re informed by an assumption that those measures will be in place through the end of May,” says Edwards
Edwards says that’s not an official announcement that the stay at home order is being extended, but a warning that it’s being considered.
The Governor says when the order is lifted, it will be lifted in stages, and the rate of new infections will be closely monitored. If new infections increase too fast, the state will shut down again.
“Whenever we start the transition it is not going to be like flipping the light switch when we go from all in one direction to totally another, it’s going to be a transition period,” says Edwards.
The state is currently set to end the stay at home order on April 30th.
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